Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

When you imagine doing this job, is it mostly about crafting amazing cutscenes? How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox? Localization. What goes into a localization kit, especially a glossary? What is Narrative Design?

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Cutscenes Writing Scripting Localization 52

Radiator Blog

JANUARY 16, 2022

Some games do all their cutscene scripting and even enemy AI in Yarn Spinner, because really, it's just a simple scripting language that does whatever you tell it to do. Nothing stops you from adding more commands, functions, markup tags, or new ways to process the script. // custom NPC AI script example? documentation !

Scripting 52

Scripting Code Localization Engine 52

Radiator Blog

MAY 19, 2023

Before The Green Moon (on Itch and Steam ) is a post-apocalyptic indie Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley / Animal Crossing inspired farm life sim about scraping by, in a decaying rural truckstop town with bored depressed locals you gradually befriend (or ignore). But the game doesn't tutorialize this or dispatch an NPC to spell it out.

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NPC Cutscenes Animation Animation 59

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. me) or PvP buff but conceptually rather boring Aether (cloak + invisible to laser sensors, attacks cancel it, can be upgraded to only consume mana while moving). It would feel terrible.

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Fighting NPC Puzzle AI 52